Fence



T. HU STON.

(No Model.)

FENCE.

No. 265,088. Patented Sept. 26, 1882.

WITNESSES:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS HUSTON, OF KOKOMO, INDIANA.

FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 265,088, dated September 26, 1882,

Application filed June 21, 1882.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS Hustrou, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kokomo, in the county of Howard and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Fence, of which the following is a specification. My invention relates to improvements in fences; and the objects of my improvements are to construct a fence which will be cheap, simple, and durable, and to facilitate the construction of the same. I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure l is a perspective view of my fence complete. Fig. 2 is a perspective view. Fig. 3 is a view of the gage, and Fig. 4 is a view of a wedge for the same.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

My fence consists of the longitudinal boards a a, end boards, I) b, incline braces d, cornerbraces f, and two or more fence-wires. as shown in Fig. 1; and the construction is as follows: To construct the first panel, nail or bolt the end board b to the two boards a a, and secure the other ends of the said boards to a similar board, or to the post B, as shown in Fig. 2. Stand this panel at an angle of about twenty-fire or thirty degrees to the right or left of the line on which you wish to build your fence; and the other panel of fence (consisting of the end board 1), two longitudinal boards, a a, gage D, and wedge 02) is secured together by nailing or bolting the end board I) to the boardsa, and securing the said boards in the notches D (in the-gage D) bythe wedge n, all as shown in Fig. 2. This incomplete panel is then placed on a line with the preced- (No model.)

ing panel, as shown in Fig. 2, and the wireA is then secured to the b ard b or the postB and drawn along, crossing the first panel, as shown in Fig. 1, and is then secured to the board I) by a staple, s, to prevent it from slipping or sagging. The Wire is then carried on spools, as shown in Fig. 2, or hauled some distance ahead of theatoresaid incomplete panel,

crossing the said panel as you did the first one, after which the end board I) is secured to the ends of the boards a a, (of the incomplete panel,) and the panel is then carried around, as shown in dotted lines of Fig. 2, to give the fence worm and to tighten the wire on the first panel. The braces 66 and fare then secured in place, as indicated by dotted lines in said figure, making the two panels complete. The upper and lower boards, a a, are provided with slots i, cut in them at the proper places, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, for adjustably securing one end of the corner-braces f by passd,corner-brace f, bolt and nutf, and wire A,

the whole being constructed in the manner described.

' THOMAS HUSTON. Witnesses:

OoRYDoN RICHMOND, ROBERT L. LINGO. 

